Webster's New Explorer Dictionary and Thesaurus [Hardcover]

Merriam-Webster (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dictionary | Publication Date: July 1999

This valuable new reference fills all your speaking and writing needs. With more than 400,000 definitions, synonyms, antonyms, related and contrasted words, and idioms you will always be able to find the right word. A Handbook of Style and special sections on Foreign Words and Phrases, Biographical and Geographical Names, and Commonly Used Signs and Symbols are handy references. Also included are useful tables like The Metric System, Weights and Measures, Money, Chemical Elements, and more. Additionally, Webster's New Explorer Dictionary and Thesaurus features a 48 page, full-color world atlas created for this edition by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Up-to-date and rich in detail, it is a valuable resource for every family member.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up–The Dictionary and Thesaurus is a valuable, easy-to-use update with 75,000 definitions, including 2000 new words such as webcast and digital camera. The dictionary provides meaning, spelling, pronunciation, synonyms, and etymology as well as temporal, regional, and stylistic usage. Words are presented in two columns with spot black-and-white illustrations scattered throughout. Entries indicate slang, dialect, and offensive or disparaging usage and include cross-referencing. Definitions are clear and concise. The volume also includes sections devoted to common foreign words and phrases, people, and places. The biographical entries are generally one line and occasionally sacrifice import to brevity. The geographical listings include latest population figures. Segments on English grammar and word roots will be particularly helpful to second-language learners and students preparing for the SAT, as will the listings of confused and misused words. Finally, a 48-page full-color world atlas divides the dictionary from the alphabetical thesaurus of 30,000 entries. This section, which includes synonyms, related words, near antonyms, and antonyms, should satisfy students and writers. The stand-alone Dictionary is an identical work, minus the atlas and thesaurus. Some readers may prefer the convenience of The American Heritage Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus (Houghton, 2005), which has a split-page format–the upper half a dictionary, the bottom, a thesaurus. Still, with only 70,000 entries, it lacks many of the extras contained in Webster's update and has smaller print.–Barbara Auerbach, New York City Public Schools
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About the Author

Merriam-Webster has been creating America's best-known dictionaries to the highest standards of quality and reliability for over 150 years. The distinguished editorial staff is committed to innovation and scholarship in an ever-growing list of dictionaries and other language reference books and electronic media.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1456 pages
• Publisher: Federal Street Press (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892859068
• ISBN-13: 978-1892859068
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.5 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,735,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great thesaurus and a poor dictionary., November 2, 2001

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This review is from: Webster's New Explorer Dictionary and Thesaurus (Hardcover)

Two books in one,a perfect thesaurus with synonyms antonyms,idioms and related words,but the dictionary is quite poor.There are no usage notes, number of meanings is not impressive, especially when compared to other Websters of that size.Unique feature of this Webster is a set of beautiful maps by the editors of Britannica.If you need a good thesaurus, buy it, if you are interested in a good dictionary do not.